Step 5:
Enter the array capacity and press <Enter>. Finally press <Enter> on the Create Volume item to begin creating the RAID array. When prompted to confirm whether to create this volume, press <Y> to confirm or <N> to cancel (Figure 6).
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[ CREATE VOLUME MENU ]
Name : RAID_Volume0
RAID Level : RAID0(Stripe)
Disks : Select Disks
Strip Size : 128KB
Capacity : 223.6 GB
Create Volume
WARNING : ALL DATA ON SELECTED DISKS WILL BE LOST.
[ HELP ]
Are you sure you want to create this volume? (Y/N) :
Press ENTER to create the specified volume.
Figure 6
When completed, you can see detailed information about the RAID array in the DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION section, including the RAID level, stripe block size, array name, and array capacity, etc. (Figure 7)
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| 1. Create RAID Volume |
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| 2. Delete RAID Volume |
| 4. Exit |
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| [ DISK/VOLUME INFORMATION ] |
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RAID Volumes : |
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ID | Name | Level | Strip | Size | Status | Bootable |
0 | Volume0 | RAID0(Stripe) | 128KB | 223.6GB | Normal | Yes |
Physical Disks : |
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Port | Drive Model | Serial # |
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0 | ST3120026AS | 3JT354CP |
| 111.8GB | Member Disk(0) | |
1 | ST3120026AS | 3JT329JX |
| 111.8GB | Member Disk(0) | |
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Figure 7
To exit the ICH10R RAID BIOS utility, press <Esc> or select Exit in MAIN MENU.
Now, you may proceed to create the SATA RAID/AHCI driver diskette and the installation of the SATA RAID/ACHI driver and operating system.
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